State sovereignty, national union
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. tools to deter piracy and protect shipping and humanitarian flows, but it raises costs for taxpayers and shippers, risks diplomatic friction, and could harm innocents or limit transparency through broad sanctions and visa penalties.
Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026
The bill aims to reduce gun deaths and improve investigations by creating federal licensing, reporting, and enforcement systems, but it does so by substantially expanding federal authority and recordkeeping—imposing major compliance costs, privacy concerns, and increased criminal liability for private individuals and businesses.
RSF Terrorist Designation Act
The bill strengthens U.S. ability to disrupt and sanction the RSF and improves congressional oversight while protecting humanitarian aid, but it creates economic/compliance burdens, risks to non-combatants' travel and civil liberties, and potential diplomatic or intelligence trade-offs.
Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
The bill symbolically honors Marshall “Major” Taylor and makes official medals available to the public while clarifying numismatic handling and avoiding new appropriations — but it provides little material funding for legacy programs and creates small financial and administrative costs/risks for the Mint and taxpayers.
JUST Act of 2025
The bill significantly strengthens USDA civil‑rights enforcement, oversight, and remedies—improving access to relief for producers and vulnerable applicants—but does so at the cost of higher federal spending, added administrative and litigation burdens, potential inconsistencies in application, and increased risks for USDA staff.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
The resolution educates and honors historical federal civil‑rights actions but primarily provides symbolic recognition rather than new legal protections or resources, trading substantive policy focus for commemoration.
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
The resolution shifts authority over offensive military action toward Congress—protecting service members and reasserting legislative control—while reducing the Executive's ability to respond rapidly to some emerging threats and creating potential for politicized delays and oversight gaps in intelligence activities.